Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-04
Another Bloody Deed.

Another Bloody Deed.
SAY Francisco, February Sd. - This
at 10 o'clock frightful tragedy
took place at ll9 Fifth street. Catherine
Fettes was shot and killed by her husband,
who Immediately afterwards sent bullet
crashing into his own brain. They had
not been living together for some time past.
Charles James was working in an adjoining
ward, when bis attention was attracted by
hearing a pistol shot There was slight
pause after the first report, and then three
other shots rang out in quick succession.
James rushed into the saloon and was
horofied to see Fettes lying on the stair
case lie ding up stairs, his head resting in
a pool of blood. Jumping over the body,
James made his way up stairs, aud found
the woman stretched out on the floor in a
front room. bleeding to death from fright
full wound in the aead. A doctor was sum
moned, but before his arrival the woman
was dead, and Fettes breathed his last
within an hour afterwards.
Mrs. Fettes was a cripple, having lost
one of her legs, for which she had cork
substitute. An American bulldog five-shot
pistol was found under the body of Fet
ties, all the chambers of which had been
discharged,
ne nOlbdii "do cllOt III q DtOA oalpOii
which she kept to support herself and her
four children, the husband not having pro
vided for them for some years past. Jeal-
ousy is supposed To have been the motive
for the murder.
Survey of a Railroad Route Abandoned.
Santa ANA, February 3d-Reliable in
formation comes from San Juan Capistrano
that the surveyors of the Southern Pacific
o.,
survey parallel with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road from San Juan Capis-
trano through to San Diego, on account of
the unfeasioility of the country. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company has
psralleled the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad Company from the Santa Fe
TO San Juan, but from there on the Atchi-
son company has several gangs of laborers
at work, and is thus holding numerous
points of vantage, such as santa Ana can
yon and the bluff below San Juan. At the
latter place the line will run along cliff
not N ore than sixty feet wide, and where
it is possible to run but one road. With
this advantage, the Atchison holds the fort
The Atchison road below San Juan will
run five miles along the ocean bluff, and
wild form one of the most picturesque
routes in the country The Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company's surveyors are in
the direction of Laguna, looking for an
outlet to San Diego.
Arrested for Enticing n Young Girl away
from Her Home.
SANTA Rosa, February 3d-Judge Brown
to-day had warrants served upon Eugene
Redden and J. +. Dresler, charging them
with enticing daughter of John Fulker-
son, under Is years of age, away from
home for the purpose of prostitution, and
they have been held for examination, with
bail at 81 800 each. Redden is a red-rub-
Der stamp agent, little known here. Dres-
Ter is an employee of the Electric Light
Company, and has borne good reputation.
Miss Fulkerson and her companion, Miss
Cockrell-who is a daughter of the ex-
Chief of Police, of San Ffancisco-left
Miss Fulkerson's home Wednesday even
ing, and not returning, search to-day re-
veaied the fact that they had stayed all
night at the New York Hotel with the men,
and left on this mornings train for San
Francisco Mr.. and Mrs. Fulkerson went
to the city this afternoon to bring their
daughter home.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, February 3d-Constable
Aguirre arrived in this city to-day with
one Sylvester, and lodged him in jail
Sylvester four years ago killed an aged
Mexican named Jose Maria, with a club,
at Bollena, in this county. He was cap
tured at cattle camp near the Mexican
line.
A company is being formed here to con-
struct an elevated railway from Pasadena 10
Santa Monica, a distance of thirty miles
1t is to be donble track and an endless
cable. The fall is so great from Pasadena
that the cars will run down 10 Santa
Monica by gravitation, and the said mo-
mentum generate enough motive power to
pull the cars from Santa Monica to Pasa-
dena. Thus the cost of operating is so
slight that the fare for the round trip will
be only % cents. The parties who have
taken hold of the thing are in dead earnest
and are willing to risk a large sum- The
plan is perfectly feasible
J. W. Weise, a car-sealer of the Southern
Pacific Company at Moiave, was struck by
yard engine at that place to-day, and
severely injured about the head. He was
brough; to this city, and placed in the Sis
ters' Hospital. He will recover.
The real-estate auction sales in this
county now resemble a fair or circus A
band of twenty or more pieces is always
in attendance, lunch, fruits and wine are
AiNC 90 dtAf ttiClC elt lHOic SdIlDteIS
running thimble-rig and other like games
than were ever seen on a race coure. The
majority of the people attend TIE sales as
they would Q free picnic, but it is the
gamblers that have the picnic.
The passage of the bill allowing Los
Angeles two additional Superior Judges is
looked upon with great satisfaction here,
from the fact that during January 50 new
civil cases and 80 criminal informations
We're filed in this county.
The Health Officer reports 20 deaths
during January, Of which is were i'm
ported cases of consumption.
Tom Manning was arrested tonight for
attempting to shoot his brother, Joe
Manning.
Cotter Under Bonds.
WOODLAND, February 3d.-John r. Cot
ter, of San Francisco, representing the
United States Horse, Hay, Grain Elevator
ana Carrier Company, arrested at Chico,
was yesterday brought before Justice Rug
giles on the charge of obtaining money
traudnlentiv. and held on bail at 81 000
He was arrested on a second charge and
b Id under bonds Tor 81 900.
Miners Head Blown OF.
ANDERSON, February 3d.-Yesterday at
) O'Clock Hayes Durham, the brother of
DOC Ddnham, OF igo, was warming giant
cartridges in the blacksmith shop at the
mine. He warmed them by
putting them in hot water. He had Just
put some in the bucket when they ex-
ploded, blowing off his head and wrecking
the shop. Durham was aged 10, and
leaves wife and five children
VIII Take Back the Strikers.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 3d.-A meeting
of the Directors of the Suffer Street Com
pany took place to-day. Nothing could be
ELECTED as to what was resolved on during
the meeting, but it is rumored thst the
had resolved to take back all the
striking carmen who have not identified
themselves conspicuously with the bus
line.
Pacific Coast Failures.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 3d.-The Brad
street Mercantile Agency reports sixty.nipe
failures in the Pacific coast States and
Territories for the month of January, with
assets S14S,790 and liabilities 1862, 76O. as
with sixty for the previous month
with assets $1s2 al and liabilities $3.50 SIS.
and ninety-one for the corresponding month
of 1856 with assets S249 $50 and liabilities
$500, 7ls.
Beayy Snowfan-Branch Railroad.
TREKA February 3d-Over a foot oF